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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Talib Kweli
Vocals
Brian Jackson
Sampled Artist
Gil Scott-Heron
Sampled Artist
Mos Def
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J. Rawls
Songwriter
Talib Kweli
Songwriter
Dante Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J. Rawls
Producer
Charlie Mack
Engineer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Steve Souder
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Looking all sweet, Black Star keep shining
And be like yo, let me ask you something
I wanna know, I wanna know who you are
[Chorus]
Brown skin lady
Where you going? This goes to the
Brown skin lady
Indigineous women of the planet Earth
What you doing? Giving birth to the
Brown skin lady
For what it's worth, from me to you, watching you
How do you feel?
[Bridge]
I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the
Way you walk, yes, I like the way you move
I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the
Way you walk, please, won't you do that dance
[Verse 1]
And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say
Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say
There she is
[Verse 2]
Fresher than Tony Rebel's vegetables at African street festivals
Where incredible women is plentiful
Over the years I met a few, none of them compare to you
Preparing you to make fruit bearable, something terrible, let's see
You fruitful, beautiful, smart, lovable, huggable
Doable like art, suitable to be part of my life
Coppertone owe you copyright infringement, pay
You been this tan since way back in the day
It's like I'm standing there you know appreciating God's design and then you showed up, it's like you read my mind
Damn she's fine, I think I add the R-E, in front of that and see if she D, to get with a cat like me
[Bridge]
I like the way you walk, I like the walk, I like the way you move
I like the way you walk, I like the walk, I like the way you move
Please, won't you do that dance
[Verse 3]
And everybody on the avenue, I know when they see her say
Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say
There she is
[Verse 4]
Ooh, damn baby girl, look at you
Coming on the block looking fresh and brand new
Ooh, headwrap, cover your hairdo
Pretty feet peeking through open toed shoe
Ooh, no limit to what I would do
Make love to you like long interview
Ooh, is she for real, me like you
Good look champion, win the title
True, many man try invite you
Shot down lyric each time they cyph' you
Jewel, what man, ya get born inside zoo?
Feet, they walk way and just let she pass through
Ooh, can't be a next one like you
Famous like tapes made by DJ Clue
I tighten up my game as I approach you
Yo, check her, she the nectar, the bee, get close to
[Verse 5]
I don't get many compliments, but I am confident
Used to have a complex about getting too complex
You got me, willing to try, looked me in the eye
My head is still in the sky since you walked on by
I'm feeling high, got my imagination flickering like hot flames
It's how it seems you make me wanna ride the Coltrane to A Love Supreme
My brown lady, creates environments for
Happy brown babies, I know it sounds crazy but your skin's the inspiration for cocoa butter
You provoke a brother, we should get to know one another
I discover when I bring you through, my people say, "True"
All I can say is all praise due, I thank you God for a beauty like you
[Chorus]
Brown skin lady
Where you going?
Brown skin lady
What you doing?
Brown skin lady
How do you feel?
[Bridge]
I like the way you walk, I like the walk, I like the way you move
I like the way you walk, I like the walk, I like the way you move
Please, won't you do that dance
[Verse 6]
And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say
Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say
There she is
[Outro]
She's a brown skinned lady
Such a brown skinned lady
She's a brown skinned lady
She's a brown skinned lady
She's a brown skinned lady
She's a brown skinned lady
[Outro]
Watcha you need to pain the next face for
We're not dealing with the European standard of beauty tonight
Turn off the TV, put the magazine away
In the mirror, tell me what you see
See the evidence of divine presence
Women in the Caribbean, they got the golden sun
I know women on the continent, got it
Nigeria and Ghana, you know they got it
Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique
And Botswana to let it speak
How 'bout Latinas, Colombinas, Cubanas, Dominicanas, Tahinians
Of course the Brooklyn women, walk that walk
And the Bronx women, walk that walk
Honeys from Queens, walk that walk
NYC, ATL, LA, Cincinnati, the Bay Area
Got the cocoa butter brown skinned ladies doing their thing in
London and Paris, cocoa butter brown
Written by: Dante Smith, J. Rawls, Talib Kweli